February Journal 08, GO TIME

When I did my taxes this year after adding up all of the sales and all of the expenses I made $119 last year.

Dave I am planning to tap the fisrt weekend in March. It looks like that is when this cold spell should break.

Russ

Russell, If you made $119 last year you likely forgot some expenses, that is way too high. Better look again!

Hi Russ!

Haven't even charged my drill yet. So if this business were separated into three components, raw material, production and sales and if you had a choice of finding an orchard producing 4% sap, or doubling your production efficency, or selling syrup for $6lb in bulk, which would you choose?

Bruce

I was fortunate enough to lose $2700 last year!!!

I think we would do fine if it was not for the price of the oil!!!! I know RO ! Will be looking into that for next season.

JIM L.
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-4 THIS MORNING, no warm up in sight. most of us do this as a hobby so anything we get back usually goes for upgrades or more equipment. i own a boat and get no return on it.

RICH

Hey Theron, just curious what size cull trees you are tapping. Am planning on doing the same thing while slowly thinning/developing a new bush. How small of a diameter are you putting a tap in? Thanks

Those cull taps are probably running about as good as the others since you only have 1 tap per tree.

-24 below this morning.

Mark,

I hear ya... don't even want to think about tapping when it's this cold. Slight warm up for the weekend, so we'll go clean the sugar shack, dig some storage tanks from out of the snow, and walk the lines to take care of deadfalls. Not too concerned about not tapping in February at this point; I haven't seen or heard of any of the southern WI guys starting yet. A little worried about a fast season... or syruping into May, which is turkey hunting season.

Where are you located?